雙語 牛津大學擬建歐洲首家政府學院

Oxford University will establish a new school of government following a £75m donation from Leonard Blavatnik.
　　Europe’s first major university department established to promote research into government and public policy will open in Oxford under new plans.
　　牛津大學擬建歐洲首家政府學院，該學院旨在促進政府和公共政策研究。

In a hugely significant move, Oxford University will create a new school of government in 2012 following an unprecedented £75 million donation by Leonard Blavatnik, the American industrialist and philanthropist.
　　作爲一項意義重要的舉措，牛津大學政府學院將於2012年落成，其資金來源是美國實業家、慈善家倫納德•布拉瓦尼克的高達7500萬英鎊的捐款，這一鉅額捐款史無前例。

The school is intended to train outstanding graduates from across the world in the skills and responsibilities of government.
　　該學院計劃招收來自世界各地的優秀畢業生，向他們傳授政府職能方面的知識。

The move is being backed by world leaders including Nelson Mandela, Bill Clinton, the former US president, and Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary general.
　　此舉獲得了包括納爾遜•曼德拉、美國前總統比爾•克林頓、聯合國前祕書長安南等世界級領袖的支持。

Prof Andrew Hamilton, Oxford’s vice-chancellor, said: “The school represents a huge milestone in Oxford’s history. It will give tomorrow’s leaders the best of Oxford’s traditional strengths alongside new and practical ways of understanding and addressing the challenges of good governance. ”
　　牛津大學副校長安德魯•漢密爾頓教授說：“政府學院的建立標誌着牛津歷史上巨大的里程碑。這將使未來的領導人在吸收牛津大學的傳統優勢的同時，採用新的實用方法理解並應對好的管理的挑戰。”

“The university has educated 26 British Prime Ministers and over 30 other world leaders, yet until now the major international schools of government have all been outside Europe, principally in the United States.”
　　“牛津大學共培養出26位英國首相，此外還包括30多位世界級領導人，但迄今爲止，世界一些著名的政府學院主要集中在歐洲以外的地區，尤其是美國。

Under plans, the Blavatnik School of Government will provide a series of practical courses leading to a Master’s degree. It will cover a range of subjects including the humanities, social sciences, law, science, technology, health, finance, energy and security policy.
　　根據計劃，布拉瓦尼克政府學院將開設一系列碩士學位實踐課程。學科設置將涵蓋人文科學、社會科學、法律、科學、技術、衛生、金融、能源和安全政策等領域。

The school will also create 40 new academic posts.
　　該學院還將設立40個全新學位。

Oxford said Mr Blavatnik’s donation was one of the most generous in the university’s 900 year history.
　　牛津大學校方稱，布拉瓦尼克先生的饋贈是牛津大學建校900年以來收到的最大一筆捐款。

The university itself will be investing an additional £26m in the school, as well as land in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, where the school will be located.
　　此外，牛津大學還將投資2600萬英鎊，並將拉德克利夫天文臺所在區域定爲學院院址。

Mr Blavatnik, who was due to attend the school’s launch in Oxford, said: “Oxford University’s reputation provides the school with the opportunity to bring together distinguished teachers and leaders in government to address the entire spectrum of policy issues.”
　　捐助者布拉瓦尼克先生將應邀出席該學院的奠基典禮，他表示：“牛津大學的盛譽將吸引政府研究領域的傑出教師和領導人彙集於此，進而解決政策事務方面的諸多問題。”

　　Lord Patten, Oxford’s chancellor, said: “This is a once-in-a-century opportunity for Oxford. Through the Blavatnik benefaction, Oxford will now become the world’s leading centre for the training of future leaders in government and public policy – and in ways that take proper account of the very different traditions, institutions and cultures that those leaders will serve. It is an important moment for the future of good government throughout the world.”
　　牛津大學的校長彭定康勳爵說：“這是牛津大學百年難得的機遇。通過布拉瓦尼克的捐助，牛津大學將處於世界領先地位，不僅體現在培訓未來政府及公共政策方面的領導人方面，而且體現在這些領導人管理時將採取的不同的傳統、體制和文化的方式等方面。這是整個世界創建未來的良好政府的非常重要的時刻。”